TORSIONAL LIMB DEFINITIONS

Question 1

any developmental or acquired internally/externally rotated position of the lower extremity

caused by:
pelvis, femur, tibia

limb becomes abnormally rotated during gait

Answer 1

torsional limb

Question 2

internal femoral torsion

Answer 2

antetorsion

Question 3

internal femoral position

Answer 3

retroversion

Question 4

external femoral torsion

Answer 4

retrotorsion

Question 5

external femoral position

Answer 5

anteversion

Question 6

pseudo lack of malleolar position

Answer 6

internal genicular position